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Sinister Street II 1100: I soon shoved him down the Apples-and-pears.at apples (and pears), n.
Sinister Street II 1100: I soon shoved him down the Apples-and-pears. Sinister Street II 653: ‘We ought to debag him,’ he cried.at de-bag, v.
Sinister Street I 103: He could shout [...] ‘bags I’ to secure an advantage.at bags I!, excl.
Sinister Street I 164: We are a couple of barmy chaps, hush not a word! / A little bit loose in our tiles, perhaps, hush, not a word! / We’re lunatics, lunatics, everybody declares / We’re a couple of fellows gone wrong in our bellows, / As mad as a pair of March hares.at loose in the bean (adj.) under bean, n.1
Sinister Street I 179: ‘Damn old Brownjohn,’ growled Michael. ‘I think he’s the damnedest old beast that ever lived.’.at beast, n.
Sinister Street I 205: ‘What do you mean by it?’ roared the Headmaster to Michael. ‘What do you mean by it, you young blackguard?’ [...] ‘you abominable little loafer.’.at blackguard, n.
Sinister Street I 154: If any stupid stoat or stockfish boggles over one word, I’ll flay him. Begin!at boggle, v.
Sinister Street I 352: Do you mind if I bunk on? I’ve something I must do before the bell goes.at bunk (off) (v.) under bunk, v.1
Sinister Street I 169: He flung his arms round Dora [...] and in his confusion kissed very roughly the tilted tip of her nose. ‘Oh, you cheek!’ she gasped.at cheek, n.2
Sinister Street II 1105: Well, chin-chin, Clive, don’t be so long coming down here next time.at chin-chin!, excl.
Sinister Street I 353: I felt chippy over that friend of mine being killed.at chippy, adj.2
Sinister Street I 165: She was a clinker.at clinker, n.2
Sinister Street I 438: Doris is of a very coming-on disposition.at come-on, adj.
Sinister Street I 346: Is your mater fearfully cut up?at cut up, adj.1
Sinister Street II 1100: I was out on the Dilly one night.at Dilly, the, n.
Sinister Street I 167: Winnie with her grey eyes and ordinary hair [...] was certainly not comparable to this exquisite doll of his own.at doll, n.1
Sinister Street II 687: O, shut up, fish-face.at fish-face, n.
Sinister Street I 103: He could shout ‘fain I’ to be rid of an obligation.at fains!, excl.
Sinister Street I 166: I think that girl was simply fizzing.at fizzing, adj.
Sinister Street I 169: Dora, I’m frightfully gone on you.at gone on (adj.) under gone, adj.1
Sinister Street I 187: ‘Can I really have the chaps to tea every Saturday?’ [...] ‘Whenever you like, dearest boy.’ ‘By Jove, how horribly decent,’ said Michael.at horribly, adv.
Sinister Street I 103: He also learnt to speak without blushing of [...] ‘my people’ and ‘my kiddy sister’.at kiddy, adj.
Sinister Street I 98: Pearson and me are going to jolly well lam him.at lam, v.1
Sinister Street I 99: Tell the army to line up behind the lav. at four o’clock.at lav, n.1
Sinister Street I 207: Take your hands out of your pockets, you insolent little lubber.at lubber, n.
Sinister Street I 135: ‘Good lummy!’ said Hands.at lumme!, excl.
Sinister Street II 1113: Where the hell is that watch? [...] If that mare took it!at mare, n.1
Sinister Street I 383: If I were dead nuts on a girl, the last thing I’d think of would be that.at nuts on, adj.
Sinister Street II 1114: What, say good-bye to dear old Leicester Square and pop off for good and all?at pop off, v.1
Sinister Street 652: Come in, you chaps [...] I don’t know any of your names, but take pews, take pews.at take a pew (v.) under pew, n.
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